Got ‘Em! A Registered Nurse Is Charged With Sexual Assault And Impregnating A Comatose Patient.

The results are finally in. We reported to you all earlier about the Hacienda Assistant Living Facility in Phoenix, Arizona. A comatose patient, who have been in the facility for 14 years, was sexually assaulted and impregnated by a staff member. All of the males who worked at Hacienda were tested and one of the men’s DNA was a perfect match with the baby’s. Nurse Nathan Sutherland was found to be the culprit.

abc7.com

“A nurse has been arrested in the sexual assault of an incapacitated woman who gave birth at a Phoenix nursing facility, Arizona police said Wednesday.

Nathan Sutherland, 36, was a licensed practical nurse at Hacienda Skilled Nursing Facility, where the woman gave birth.

The female patient had been in a vegetative state facility for at least 14 years after a near-drowning incident.

She stunned workers when she went into labor on Dec. 29 because they didn’t know she was pregnant.

Police obtained a DNA sample from Sutherland on Tuesday. He was not working at the time.

He was responsible for caring for the victim and had access to her at the time of the incident.

On Jan. 22, authorities determined that Sutherland’s DNA matched the baby’s and he was detained.

He was booked in the Maricopa County Jail on one count of vulnerable adult abuse and one count of sexual assault.

Nursing facility staff has said that none of them knew the woman was pregnant until she started giving birth.

“How were they alerted to the fact that she was going into labor?” asked KPHO reporter Briana Whitney.

“From what I’ve been told she was moaning. And they didn’t know what was wrong with her,” an employee said.

Hacienda officials said male employees are now required to have a female employee with them before entering a female patient’s room.

Sources say the woman had no way to defend herself from the incident, and no way to communicate that she was pregnant.

Sutherland has worked with Hacienda Healthcare since 2011.

Officials say the incident is still under investigation.

Hacienda’s website says they provide healthcare services to more than 2,500 people each year.”

Mmmmm. Shouldn’t a male staff member be accompanied by a female staff member when giving care to a female patient regardless? This rule should have been a given.

Some experts and the young mother’s family members are saying that the victim was not in a total vegetable state. She is actually able to feel, hear, and sense things. This woman was probably fully aware of Sutherland entering her room and raping her, but wasn’t able to do a thing about it. This makes the assault so much worse.

No word on how many years Sutherland is facing. But after hearing this information, he’ll surely have to serve a lengthy sentence.

One quick note. We found an old video of the suspect and his sister performing as a Christian duo rap group. It seems like both siblings have a strong love for Jesus. Apparently Nathan strayed away from his faith.

And now, you guys are officially in the know.